diff --git a/modules/backend/controllers/Users.php b/modules/backend/controllers/Users.php
index 0caea82b7..206f4cb76 100644
--- a/modules/backend/controllers/Users.php
+++ b/modules/backend/controllers/Users.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Users extends Controller
         }
 
         if (!$this->user->isSuperUser()) {
-            $form->removeField('permissions[superuser]');
+            $form->removeField('is_superuser');
         }
 
         /*
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class Users extends Controller
                     ],
                     'trigger' => [
                         'action' => 'disable',
-                        'field' => 'permissions[superuser]',
+                        'field' => 'is_superuser',
                         'condition' => 'checked'
                     ],
                     'span' => 'auto',
diff --git a/modules/backend/database/migrations/2015_10_01_000008_Db_Backend_Add_Superuser_Flag.php b/modules/backend/database/migrations/2015_10_01_000008_Db_Backend_Add_Superuser_Flag.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e01c7e84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/backend/database/migrations/2015_10_01_000008_Db_Backend_Add_Superuser_Flag.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Backend\Models\User as AdminModel;
+
+class DbBackendAddSuperuserFlag extends Migration
+{
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('backend_users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('is_superuser')->default(false);
+        });
+
+        AdminModel::all()->each(function($user) {
+            if ($user->isSuperUser()) {
+                $user->is_superuser = true;
+                $user->save();
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        // Schema::table('backend_users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+        //     $table->dropColumn('is_superuser');
+        // });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/backend/database/seeds/SeedSetupAdmin.php b/modules/backend/database/seeds/SeedSetupAdmin.php
index d2401897c..ee60207e0 100644
--- a/modules/backend/database/seeds/SeedSetupAdmin.php
+++ b/modules/backend/database/seeds/SeedSetupAdmin.php
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ class SeedSetupAdmin extends Seeder
             'password_confirmation' => static::$password,
             'first_name'            => static::$firstName,
             'last_name'             => static::$lastName,
-            'permissions'           => ['superuser' => 1],
+            'permissions'           => [],
+            'is_super_user'         => true,
             'is_activated'          => true
         ]);
 
diff --git a/modules/backend/models/user/fields.yaml b/modules/backend/models/user/fields.yaml
index f963ab325..806bd5699 100644
--- a/modules/backend/models/user/fields.yaml
+++ b/modules/backend/models/user/fields.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # ===================================
 
 fields:
-    permissions[superuser]:
+    is_superuser:
         context: [create, update]
         tab: backend::lang.user.permissions
         label: backend::lang.user.superuser